Today is a sad day for Obsidian... It's crying. If you're not into crying you could always take aim at the new Target that we've added.

This update can also be found on minecraft.net.

If you find any bugs, please report them on the official Minecraft Issue Tracker.

New Features in 20w09a

Added the Target Block!
Added new Crying Obsidian block! It's sad and it cries purple energy

Target Block

Because let’s face it, your aim could use some practice

The closer you hit to the center, the larger the redstone signal!
Test your skills with a variety of projectiles, including eggs, snowballs, tridents, and more!
You will need one hay block and four redstone for this recipe

Zombified Piglin

Zombie Pigmen are now known as Zombified Piglins, and they now have ears... or well, one at least

Changes in 20w09a

Bartering loot has been restructured to be more appealing to Survival players
Crying Obsidian can now be obtained from Piglin Bartering
Entities now get pushed by flowing lava
Huge Fungi will now grow only on its matching type of Nylium
Can now place Warped/Crimson roots and fungi into pots
Nether wart blocks and warped wart block can be cleared quickly using a hoe
Weeping vines are now climbable!
Biome fog color smoothly blends between biomes. Smooth
Changed ambient block lighting in the Nether to be on parity with other editions

Block Renames

Some blocks have been renamed. Turns out singular Fungus in the Nether attempted to falsely present itself as many Fungi - very sneaky!

Crimson Fungi is now called Crimson Fungus
Warped Fungi is now called Warped Fungus

Technical Changes in 20w09a

New particle types: dripping_obsidian_tear, falling_obsidian_tear, landing_obsidian_tear
Piglins now have an IsImmuneToZombification data value that prevents them from zombifying in the overworld

Fixed bugs in 20w09a

MC-7424 Fall damage death messages don't show block player fall from correctly (ladders, vines, water)
MC-102319 Nether portal trigger and travel sounds are not assigned to any sound category
MC-137554 Shearing sound is in "friendly creatures" sound category
MC-147601 Purpur pillar block top texture hasn't changed to a new texture
MC-148869 Player can clip through the ground when exiting a minecart or a boat
MC-166246 Skeleton horses cannot be leashed
MC-170273 Diamond Swords use the wrong pallet
MC-170274 Pickaxe textures are inconsistent
MC-170556 Hoe textures are inconsistent
MC-170815 Soul sand valley fossils generate duplicated / stacked
MC-170833 Crimson Fungi and Warped Fungi cannot be placed in flower pots
MC-170835 Nether large fungi do not kill nylium underneath them
MC-170842 Potted plant models still missing bottom due to faulty uv
MC-170844 Nether sprouts don't break without supporting block
MC-170890 You can get normal fire on soul soil
MC-170897 Fossils in soulsand valleys can be generated in the air
MC-170904 When viewed in 3rd person mode, the cape renders incorrectly when sneaking while wearing a chest plate
MC-170915 Hoglins have inconsistent texture
MC-170932 Cave generator won't cut through crimson_nylium and warped_nylium, leading to lots of floating nylium
MC-170954 Lava spreads blue fire at invalid locations
MC-170961 Mining speeds for breaking crimson & warped doors, trapdoors, fences, signs, stairs and slabs aren't faster with an axe
MC-170968 Crimson and Warped trees / fungi replace certain blocks when growing
MC-170986 Lava fire spread creates normal fire on soul soil
MC-171025 Netherite items aren't pushed in flowing lava
MC-171048 HugeFungiConfiguration has an unused planted field
MC-171077 Soul Fire can be setblock on air, while normal Fire can't
MC-171245 Warped and Crimson signs cannot be crafted
MC-171448 The top textures of stripped stems don't match the normal stem top textures
MC-171491 Fossils spawn floating in the sky in buffet worlds
MC-171548 Soul Soil is not mined quicker with a shovel
MC-171731 Huge Fungi Generate on the Lowest Nylium Block
MC-172084 Soul Sand and Soul Soil have no sounds
MC-172090 Piglins would rather hold a golden item instead of a crossbow
MC-172096 Baby hoglins and baby piglins don't seem to play with each other
MC-172112 Hoglin walking sound is subtitled as "Hoglin dies" instead of "Footsteps"
MC-172151 Dark oak saplings are called "Jukebox/Note Blocks" in English (United Kingdom)
MC-172242 Left handed piglins don't look at gold ingots in their right hand
MC-172356 Piglin admiring held gold ingot drops it when killed
MC-172363 Piglins aren't attracted to certain golden items
MC-172434 Baby piglins don't sound high pitched when zombified
MC-172486 Piglins drop two shields when killed while holding one in their offhand
MC-172516 Piglin/hoglin become Persistant when within 16 blocks of a player, causing massive lag due to piling up entites
MC-172580 Piglin can no longer pick up items when equipped with a shield

Minecraft Snapshot 20w09a